Following Friday’s weigh-ins, White confirmed those plans with FUEL TV and said Diaz is up next.

UFC 150 takes place at Denver’s Pepsi Center. Henderson vs. Edgar II is part of the pay-per-view main card that follows prelims on FX and Facebook.

Henderson (16-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) edged then-champ Edgar (14-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) earlier this year at UFC 144. While he initially announced Henderson would then fight Anthony Pettis, White later changed his mind and gave the rematch to Edgar, who had granted his own rematches to B.J. Penn and Gray Maynard during his title run.

However, if Henderson loses his belt to Edgar, there won’t be an immediate rubber match after tonight. White said Diaz (16-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC), who’s been on the sidelines since his UFC on FOX 3 main-event win over Jim Miller in May, is up next.

“We have to get [the division] moving again,” White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) earlier this week. “It’s the unfortunate position that Ben is in.”

White admitted it puts Henderson in a tough spot.

“If Ben loses, he gets back in line,” White said. “There’s definitely some pressure on Henderson for that fight.”

Diaz has won three straight fights with three consecutive fight-night bonuses (two for the night’s best submission and one for the best fight). In addition to the submission win over Miller, “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ winner has submitted Takanori Gomi and earned a decision win over Donald Cerrone during his recent run.

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